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Borough council voted Monday to award a $27,400 contract to a demolition contractor to raze three blighted residential properties. Read moreBattling blight in Dunmore: Borough to demolish three longtime eyesores 💬
Scranton High School students returned to class Wednesday morning after being evacuated due to a gas leak, main office clerk Debbie Nappi. Read moreStudents return to class at Scranton High School following morning gas leak 💬
SCRANTON — A jury deliberating whether Justin Schuback killed Old Forge restaurateur Robert Baron during a robbery of his pizzeria in 2017 ask… Read moreJury deliberates Justin Schuback's fate in his trial on charges of killing Old Forge restaurateur Robert Baron 💬
A Shavertown man who was a key witness in a double-murder case against Hugo Selenski has been charged with assaulting one Back Mountain cop an… Read moreRussin charged with assaulting cop, hurling racial epithet 💬
The concert headliner for the 68th Fine Arts Fiesta is Michael Glabicki and the Rusted Root Uprooted Trio. The rock and soul artists will perf… Read moreFine Arts Fiesta: Music and more begins May 16 💬
Honesdale National Bank intends to open a new location in Lackawanna County. Read moreHonesdale National Bank to open new office in Moscow 💬
YATESVILLE — The Pittston Area School Board is proposing a $62 million budget for 2024-25 with no increase in the property tax rate. Read moreNo tax hike in Pittston Area proposed budget 💬
American Airlines will launch in August a new tarmac-to-tarmac luxury motorcoach service connecting the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and Philadelphia… Read moreAirport announces luxury motorcoach ground service linking AVP, Philadelphia International 💬
With three degrees of murder on the menu, jurors in the Justin Schuback trial have almost as many options as they do suspects in the 2017 kill… Read moreChris Kelly Opinion: Schuback jury presented with options 💬
Hospital closures and service reductions can lead to poorer patient health outcomes and put more pressure on remaining providers forced to abs… Read moreDem lawmakers hear testimony on the impact of hospital closures, service reductions 💬
SCRANTON — A jury deliberating whether Justin Schuback killed Old Forge restaurateur Robert Baron during a robbery of his pizzeria in 2017 ask… Read moreJury deliberates fate of Justin Schuback, charged with killing Old Forge restaurateur Robert Baron 💬
Mackenzie Donald of Delaware Valley High School is a Times-Tribune 2024 Scholastic Superstar. Read moreScholastic Superstar Mackenzie Donald, Delaware Valley High School 💬
Developer John Basalyga’s transformation of the former Tink’s Entertainment Complex on Courthouse Square continues as he hopes to complete the… Read moreSergei's Live starting to take shape in downtown Scranton 💬
CARBONDALE — A couple stole over $3,500 from a Carbondale woman who thought they were using some of the money to fix a quad used to remove sno… Read moreCouple charged with stealing $3,500, identify theft 💬
A Carbondale man picked up his girlfriend by the throat and threw her to the floor, police said. Read morePolice: Man chokes girlfriend, throws her to the floor 💬
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The District 2 Track & Field Championships were held Monday and Tuesday at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Scranton. Athletes from the Wyomin… Read morePHOTO GALLERY: District 2 Track & Field Championships 💬
SCRANTON -- Despite all of the chaos around him, Scranton's Jack Roberto stayed focused. Read moreTUESDAY'S D2 TRACK AND FIELD: Scranton boys earn Class 3A team championship 💬
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SCRANTON — Victor Holt stood on the top step of the award's podium, accepted the championship plaque from his teammates, and hoisted it high a… Read moreTUESDAY'S D2 TRACK AND FIELD: Holt leads Mid Valley to Class 2A title; Lakeland claims girls crown 💬
DISTRICT 2 CLASS CHAMPIONSHIPS Read moreTUESDAY'S D2 TRACK AND FIELD: Day 2 Final Results 💬
Winning pitcher Nick Bradley struck out 11 as Abington Heights defeated West Scranton, 3-1, in a Lackawanna League Division I baseball game Tuesday. Read moreHS BASEBALL (Tuesday's games): Bradley, Lenahan lead Comets past West 💬
Winning pitcher Lauren Stalica had two doubles and two RBIs as Abington Heights defeated Holy Cross, 11-0, in five innings in a Lackawanna Lea… Read moreHS SOFTBALL (Tuesday's games): Stalica lifts Abington Heights past Holy Cross 💬
Scranton Prep responded each time it faced a challenge that set it back a year ago and now seeks to take the next step in its program’s development. Read moreD2 BOYS LACROSSE: Scranton Prep to challenge for Class 2A title against talented field of teams 💬
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A little more than a week ago, Blue Ridge and Holy Redeemer had a match scheduled as an exhibition ahead of the District 2 Class 2A boys volle… Read moreD2 VOLLEYBALL: Holy Redeemer, Blue Ridge favored in Class 2A; Delaware Valley defends in Class 3A 💬
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MOOSIC — Last month, representatives from Minor League Baseball arrived at PNC Field with one of the sport’s most blinged-out trophies, lookin… Read moreRailRiders defensive whiz Rumfield making waves with bat 💬
Despite building an early lead, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders fell, 8-4, to the Worcester Red Sox on Tuesday night. Read moreWorcester takes down RailRiders on Tuesday 💬
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The passage last week of a bill that will ban motorists from handling cellphones on Pennsylvania roadways was a testament to the determination… Read moreOne mother's crusade to make Pennsylvania's roads safer 💬
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The concert headliner for the 68th Fine Arts Fiesta is Michael Glabicki and the Rusted Root Uprooted Trio. The rock and soul artists will perf… Read moreFine Arts Fiesta: Music and more begins May 16 💬